Imagine your life being a boat. Your boat is either headed in a specific direction led by you, or it's allowing the circumstances of life directing it.
If you're not steering that boat, the wind and waves are.
The one thing that has changed me the last 6 years of my life...
Intentional Growth
If we are not striving to draw closer to our Father, if we're not striving Continue Reading

My husband and I just completed another Getaway last week. Every time we accomplish one of these, I will write a post telling you the details of how we did it and what we accomplished. My husband likes to call these our Quarterly Reviews. These are not your typical getaway vacations. We accomplish them every quarter (every three months) with NO CHILDREN (sometimes we have a Continue Reading

With whatever season of life you're in. Whether you're a stay at home mom. Whether you go to work everyday. As long as you're being obedient to Him, can you actually believe that God has you right where He wants you to be?
Photo Credit: Reflections of Life Photography
BEING A MOM
As a stay at home mom, it's easy to fall into the trap of the mundane. Every day is the Continue Reading

Since our fifth child has been born, I tried grocery shopping multiple times with all my children and each trip was so close to a fail. The next week rolls around and I think, "Oh, I can do this!" So I load up all the children into the vehicle and an hour or so later, driving home and thinking again, "Why in the world did I choose to do that!"
So, I'm done! I've gotten to Continue Reading

Bedtime routine with our four children, aged six and under, was extremely stressful for me (even with my husband's help). It was chaotic. He's telling one kid to do this, I'm telling another kid to do that... and so on. It felt like a battle every night to get each child to do what they're suppose to do. Two very simple things can turn into stress: getting their teeth brushed Continue Reading

Three months later, and I finally get a chance to share my birth story with you. The experience I had with this one is one that I will never forget (wait... how can you forget any birth experience!).
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This was my fifth delivery. My previous births, I thankfully had no complications, which is why Continue Reading

Mother's Day Giveaway... It's that time of year again! One person will be blessed with these three items to keep for herself, or giveaway to a mother, friend, or sister (or stranger!). I included two books again and credit to a boutique...
Included in the prize:
1. Captivating by John & Stasi Eldredge
I read this book over 10 years ago, and still have a vivid Continue Reading

About Denise Renae

I’m here to be REAL in all my RELATIONSHIPS. I am a stay at home mom with 5 young children. My heart is to challenge and encourage you to ENDURE as a mother, wife, and a woman of God. My favorite thing is being in the woods with my family and friends. Which means I will be sharing with you some of our crazy family ADVENTURES with those that I LOVE. More About Me...